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Salt Lake City International Airport faced 24 cancellations by 8 a.m. Friday.

FAA announced a 10% flight reduction at 40 major airports due to shutdown.

Passengers expressed concern over future flights as cancellations ripple through the system.

SALT LAKE CITY — With a flight decrease at some of the highest traffic airports in the U.S. starting Friday, passengers at the Salt Lake City International Airport were hoping to beat the bummer. Some weren't that lucky.

"I was getting a little concerned," said one passenger early Friday morning. "Yeah, so like trying to book out a little bit earlier."

After the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday that a 10% decrease in flights would be made at 40 of the most high-traffic airpor

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